The chief executive of United Utilities has told MPs increased pollution levels are down to better monitoring and increased wet...

Increased pressure for services has led South Cumbrian hospital bosses to trigger the highest level of alert to make sure...

A bakery with four shops across South Cumbria has announced it is to close with immediate effect.

Over-running work on the Mallard has been blamed for a delay in the Windermere Ferry returning to service.

Plans to bring the Windermere Ferry back into service this weekend have hit a snag.

It may be the third highest peak in England but there's an appeal about Helvellyn that draws thousands of people...

As the working week for many draws to a close a group is preparing to meet to chew over life...

The historic Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth has been acquired by two local businesspeople and entrepreneurs.

He’s normally found tending the gardens of one of the Lake District’s best known hotels but Trevor Jones has set...

It’s emerged a Russian spy ship which spent time in the Irish Sea in November was shadowed by a Royal...

She did it! Cumbria’s running granny Angela White completed the gruelling 160-mile Spine Challenger North non-stop race along the Pennine Way.

Film-maker Sam Mason did not have to search far when he was looking for the ideal location to shoot a...

Four days after leaving the UK a Cumbria-based writer and environmentalist has successfully delivered a pick-up truck packed with essential supplies...

Cumbrian-based writer and environmentalist Kate Rawles is used to adventure but her latest trip is set to add another chapter...

A service to celebrate the life of the man killed in a fire at Kirkby Lonsdale earlier this month will...

The second Milnthorpe Tractor Trundle resulted in a variety of illuminated vehicles take part in a route which straddled the...

There are calls for more to be done to prevent a repetition of disruption which occurred to train services in...

It will be third time lucky for a Kendal-based adventurer and motivational speaker who is aiming to finish a challenge...

The Kirkby Lonsdale community is working to support those affected by a severe fire in which a man died.

The latest recipients of financial support from the company that runs one of the country's biggest windfarms off the Cumbrian...